Phegopteris hexagonoptera
Nephrolepis sp.
Collection data (N. P. Smith, )
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Nephrolepidaceae
- Genus: Nephrolepis Schott
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 09-VI-2019
- Primary collector: N. P. Smith
- Habitat: Atlantic Forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Observations: Growing on side of road.
Collection Location
- Country: Brazil
- State or Province: Santa Catarina
- Municipality: Alfredo Wagner
- Coordinates: -27.70027778,-49.33361111
- Elevation: 750 m
About the Author
Nathan Smith
I am an amateur botanist working on the fern and lycophyte florulas of Santa Catarina Island and the Furnas River Reserve, in southern Brazil.
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